Senior Engineering Project Manager (Defense & Aerospace, North Reading, MA)
$140,500 - $224,800 USD yearly
Originally posted 2 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves leading complex automated test solution development programs within the Defense & Aerospace Division. You will drive the successful execution of multidisciplinary engineering programs that meet technical, schedule, and business objectives.
What you'll do
- Lead cross-functional engineering teams across hardware, software, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineering disciplines.
- Own program execution including cost, schedule, scope, technical performance, risk management, and customer satisfaction.
- Develop and maintain integrated program schedules and drive achievement of key milestones and deliverables.
- Lead customer reviews, technical interchange meetings, executive program reviews, and status reporting activities.
- Identify program risks and opportunities, develop mitigation strategies, and drive issue resolution.
- Manage suppliers and subcontractors supporting program execution and delivery commitments.
What you'll need
- Bachelor of Science degree in a technical discipline.
- 8+ years of technical project or program management experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 5+ years with a Master’s degree.
- Demonstrated success leading large, complex, multidisciplinary engineering development programs.
- Strong experience with risk management, schedule management, and customer-facing program leadership.
- Ability to influence decisions across engineering, operations, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain organizations.
- Experience managing geographically dispersed teams and external suppliers.
- Working knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, preferably Siemens Teamcenter.
- Experience utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and understanding engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and program management business processes.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally (approximately 10-20%).
Nice to have
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Previous experience managing defense, aerospace, or automated test equipment development programs.
- Master of Science, Master of Engineering, or MBA.
- Degree concentrations may include Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related technical disciplines.
Skills: program management, cost, schedule, scope, risk management, customer satisfaction, automated test solution
This role has been open 13 days — well below the 49-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
369
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$149k
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| Metric | Teradyne | All employers we track in this specialty (369 roles · 41 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 18 | 369 |
| Median days open | 28 d | 49 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $149k |
Skills observed across this category: program management, cost, schedule, scope, risk management, customer satisfaction, automated test solution
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 100 open roles · median 42 d
- Lam Research · 69 open roles · median 36 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 125 d
- ASML · 22 open roles · median 58 d
- Teradyne (this employer) · 18 open roles · median 28 d
- ASM International · 14 open roles · median 98 d
How we counted: 369 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 41 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.